IEICE Electronics Express
Online ISSN : 1349-2543
ISSN-L : 1349-2543
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Optical frequency-tunable Cs atomic clock with a 9.19GHz mode-hop-free fiber laser
Takahito MorisakiMasato YoshidaMasataka Nakazawa
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2010 Volume 7 Issue 21 Pages 1652-1658

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We successfully realized a 1.5µm optical frequency-tunable Cs atomic clock by employing a mode-hop-free 9.19GHz mode-locked erbium fiber laser with an optical etalon in the cavity. We achieved independent control of the optical frequency and the repetition rate (microwave frequency) of the 9.19GHz optical pulse, in which the microwave frequency was controlled without disturbing the optical frequency. The optical frequency was continuously tuned over 1GHz without changing the repetition rate, indicating the possibility of the absolute frequency stabilization of the Cs optical atomic clock.

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